The Devil's Temple

Biblical prophecy reveals that a third Jewish Temple is going to be built in Jerusalem. That seems impossible when you consider that the whole world literally has turned against Israel these days.

Israel's days seem numbered and many people who despise the Jewish nation hope those days are few. But Israel's not going anywhere. The Jewish nation is going to survive and rebuild her coveted Temple that vanished nearly 2,000 years ago.

But how's that going to happen? Currently, Islam's Dome of the Rock and Al Aqsa Mosque occupy the Temple Mount that the Jewish Temple once occupied until it was destroyed by the Romans in 70 A.D. The Al Aqsa Mosque is Islam's third holiest site, and if Israel tried to remove that structure, a violent war would break out in Jerusalem that would likely involve many nations.

And so, Islam's Dome of the Rock and Al Aqsa Mosque will be removed by none other than the Antichrist when he assumes control of a world government. Before he authorizes the new Temple, he will have cleared Islam out of the Middle East and beyond.

How? By force. He will outlaw Islam and all other religions, and he will require everyone to swear allegiance to him and his government. The apostle John wrote: "He also forced all people, great and small, rich and poor, free and slave, to receive a mark on their right hands or on their foreheads, so that they could not buy or sell unless they had the mark, which is the name of the beast or the number of its name." (Revelation 13:16-17)

Those who refuse to worship the Antichrist will be killed if they're caught. Those who are fortunate to elude capture will have to survive on their own instincts because they won't have the Antichrist's dreaded mark. But Islam will certainly no longer exist.

Why will the Antichrist want to protect Israel and allow that nation to rebuild her temple? Because at some point, he will enter that building with a specific purpose. The apostle Paul wrote: "He will oppose and will exalt himself over everything that is called God or is worshiped, so that he sets himself up in God’s temple, proclaiming himself to be God." (2 Thessalonians 2:4)

This man's purpose for the Temple is to establish a place where the world will be required to worship him. But Israel would never cede her sovereignty to him under such circumstances.

Therefore, in exchange for Israel's sovereignty, he will offer to protect the Jewish nation from her enemies (Daniel 9:27) and allow Israel to rebuild her Temple and resume its daily sacrifices as specified by the Mosaic Law. But he will later cancel those sacrifices and set himself up as God in the new Temple.

That seems almost too incredible to be believable. And those who are ignorant of the spiritual war that's been going on between God and Satan since the beginning of time certainly don't understand what this is all about. Satan wants to be God. He wants to be worshiped as God, a fact that the prophet Isaiah revealed nearly 2,800 years ago. (Isaiah 14:9-20)

Satan doesn't want to be worshiped as Allah, Krishna, Baal or Molech. He wants to be worshiped as Jesus Christ. And he wants to fool human beings into believing that his man the Antichrist is the genuine Christ when he appears. And tragically, millions of biblically illiterate people will fall for this counterfeit when he arrives.

Remember that this counterfeit won't be your run-of-the-mill false messiah. He'll be backed by satanic power. Paul wrote: "The coming of the lawless one (Antichrist) will be in accordance with the work of Satan displayed in all kinds of counterfeit miracles, signs and wonders, and in every sort of evil that deceives those who are perishing." (2 Thessalonians 2:9-10)

This counterfeit will come from the Roman Catholic Church. (Revelation 17) The Catholic Church believes that Jerusalem belongs to her alone and to no one else. She also believes that she must build Christ a new temple so he can return and establish his earthly kingdom. Therefore, it's imperative to Rome that she acquire Jerusalem and build Christ's temple in preparation for his return.

In the final part, who Rome's "Christ" really is and what's going to happen when he defiles Israel's new temple.

Israel, Russia and Armageddon Pt. II

The proposed Third Temple

With anti-Semitism spreading across the world once again, it seems as though Israel's days are numbered. Not only do Israel's hostile Islamic neighbors call for the destruction of the Jewish nation, but a growing number of nations beyond the Middle East would like to see Israel gone as well.

Why? Because these nations believe that if Israel goes away, then terrorism will cease and everyone will live happily ever-after. That's an erroneous belief because as along as Islam exists, there will always be terrorism. Many Muslims can't even coexist peacefully with each other as evidenced by the centuries-old hostilities between Sunnis and Shiites.

In fact, part of the current conflict going on in Syria involves Sunnis against Shiites. ISIS, the terror organization that Barack Obama disdainfully dismissed as a "Jayvee" squad, consists of Sunnis while the Iranians, who are fighting ISIS in Syria, are Shiites. 

Since Sunni Muslims far outnumber Shiites, the Iranians don't want Syria to fall to ISIS which would give the terror group control of that nation and Iraq, and put them on Iran's doorstep. Thus, the Iranians are fighting ISIS in Syria so that don't have to fight them in Iran. And certainly, if ISIS triumphs in Syria, then Israel will be in grave danger because Syria sits directly north of the Jewish nation.

While both ISIS and Iran want Israel erased from the Middle East, Iran will likely triumph in this battle because they've been joined by the Russians who are battling ISIS in Syria to keep the terror group out of Russia. If Syria's government falls to ISIS, the terror group will likely march northward towards Russia. That's why Russian President Vladimir Putin desperately wants to keep Syria's President Bashar al-Assad in power.

If Russia and Iran win this battle--and they will--then what happens next? Russia will assume control of the Middle East and install political leaders that will do Moscow's bidding. They will be responsible for controlling religious fundamentalism and cracking down hard on terror groups that possess an apocalyptical vision for a global caliphate.

How will Russia control Iran? They won't. Rather, the Russians will allow the United States to take out Iran's thuggish theocratic regime and destroy the Persian state's nuclear facilities before Moscow installs a puppet regime that will be controlled by the Kremlin. 

Russia won't allow anyone to attack Israel because the Jewish nation contains a large population of Russian Jews, and Russia has growing economic interests in Israel. Plus, Israel possesses the best intelligence of any nation in the world. The Russians need Israel's intelligence so they can prevent trouble in that region before it begins. 

But Russia's Orthodox Church, that once upon a time belonged to the Roman Catholic Church until they separated about 1,000 years ago, wants Russia to control Israel because the church believes that Jerusalem belongs to it and not to the Jews or to Islam. Like the Catholic Church, the Orthodox Church believes that it replaced the Jews as God's chosen people when the Jews corporately rejected Jesus Christ as their Messiah 2,000 years ago and had Him crucified.

And like the Catholic Church, the Orthodox Church believes that it must assume control of Jerusalem in order for Christ to return and set up his earthly kingdom. Thus, Israel must come under the control of Russia. And, as prophecy reveals, the Third Jewish Temple must be constructed on the Temple Mount in Jerusalem in preparation for Christ's return.

But how will that happen? Islam's Dome of the Rock and Al Aqsa Mosque currently occupy the Temple Mount where Herod's Temple once existed. If Israel tried to remove those buildings, a bloody and violent war would break out in Jerusalem and that conflagration would likely lead to the destruction of the Jewish nation.

And yet, biblical prophecy reveals that the Third Temple will be built on the Temple Mount. (Daniel 9:27, Matthew 24:15, 2 Thessalonians 2:4) Who will have the authority to make that happen? The Antichrist who will offer Israel the ultimate deal; Israel's sovereignty in exchange for the coveted Temple. No other man could possibly achieve this. But remember that this man will be empowered by Satan himself. (Revelation 13:2)

And the Antichrist will have an ulterior motive for the construction of the new temple. The apostle Paul wrote this: "He will oppose and will exalt himself over everything that is called God or is worshiped, so that he sets himself up in God’s temple, proclaiming himself to be God." (2 Thessalonians 2:4)

But when will this happen? And where will this man come from? And what will happen when this man defiles the new temple? In part III; the dreaded reunion.